Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

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The basis for a major motion picture to be released in fall 2005 starring Mario Van Peebles, "Carlito''s Way" is a taut and unputdownable tale of a young Puerto Rican man and his rise to the top as the king of heroin distribution in Harlem. Drug dealer, thief, murderer, Carlito Brigante was once just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy''s dream of flash and fast money-and as he gets older he determines that it''s either take or be took, and he knows which role he''s going to play. Soon he''s a Mob-connected professional with an easy charm, joie de vivre, stubborn pride, and a hair-trigger temper. But the rules change rapidly in a sudden death world of scams, sell-outs and payback, where only the strongest and smartest predator can be King of the Barrio. And when his mentor Rocco''s old-school gentlemanly uncle Dom Cacuzzo dies, the new boss is a steel-eyed killer with no love for either Rocco or his Puerto Rican protigi Carlito. And when a shipment of heroin is abandoned and being watched by the Feds, Rocco and Carlito have some impossible choices to make.

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0802170129

ISBN - 13: 9780802170125

About the Book

The basis for a major motion picture to be released in fall 2005 starring Mario Van Peebles, this novel is a taut tale of a young Puerto Rican man and his rise to the top as the king of heroin distribution in Harlem.

From the Publisher

The basis for a major motion picture to be released in fall 2005 starring Mario Van Peebles, "Carlito''s Way" is a taut and unputdownable tale of a young Puerto Rican man and his rise to the top as the king of heroin distribution in Harlem. Drug dealer, thief, murderer, Carlito Brigante was once just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy''s dream of flash and fast money-and as he gets older he determines that it''s either take or be took, and he knows which role he''s going to play. Soon he''s a Mob-connected professional with an easy charm, joie de vivre, stubborn pride, and a hair-trigger temper. But the rules change rapidly in a sudden death world of scams, sell-outs and payback, where only the strongest and smartest predator can be King of the Barrio. And when his mentor Rocco''s old-school gentlemanly uncle Dom Cacuzzo dies, the new boss is a steel-eyed killer with no love for either Rocco or his Puerto Rican protigi Carlito. And when a shipment of heroin is abandoned and being watched by the Feds, Rocco and Carlito have some impossible choices to make.

About the Author

Edwin Torres was born in New York City. After graduation from City College and a stint in the navy, he put himself through Brooklyn Law School in two years while waiting tables at night. He became the first Puerto Rican Assistant District Attorney in New York City his first year out of law school. He is also the author of the novels After Hours and Q & A; with Carlito’s Way: The Beginning, all three will have been made into films. Edwin Torres is a justice with the New York State Supreme Court.